Like a novel where it is obvious from the outset that the two protagonists are meant for each other, but take hundreds of pages to get together, India and America should form a natural partnership yet are usually at odds. As Condoleezza Rice, America's new secretary of state, started a tour of Asia in the Indian capital this week, the two countries were closer than ever to achieving their happy ending. Democracy's superpower and its most populous nation are enjoying a honeymoon. But old bugbears remain, and some new ones have cropped up.
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